Thank you to everyone who helped provide doodle poll input for the second Galaxy Deployers/Users web conference!

We have set the date:

Date: Wednesday, September 19th
Time: 10:00 AM Central Time (USA Chicago time zone)

Web Conference (this will be recorded and posted for playback):
We will be using a Blackboard Collaborate web conference. See the section below for more tips on how to use Blackboard Collaborate (Elluminate Live) if you have not used it before.
https://globalcampus.uiowa.edu/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1262330108904

Agenda:

* Name change! GalaxyCzars may not fit us right … please bring your suggestions or email them ahead of time. We will provide a virtual toast to the winning suggestion!
* Presentation: Alex Moskalenko will present on the University of Florida's Galaxy and experiences with migrating to the latest Galaxy release.
* Open Mic: Bring your problems, your successes, and questions for discussion.

Blackboard Collaborate (Ellumiate Live!) Tips:

For our web conferences we will try out Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing software. You do not need any special client, just a web browser and java installed (the client will run as a java web start app). You don't need to use a headset, but if you have one it does improve your audio. I will try to open up the session 15 minutes early for people to join and try out the technology.

A couple of things to mention, when you launch your session - you can tune your connection speed:

Talking works like a walkie-talkie ... you have to select "Talk" (see capture below) to open up your audio line. There can only be 6 simultaneous talkers. Please only select the talk button when you need to actually talk to reduce background noise and to free up lines for others to participate.

Thanks!

Ann Black-Ziegelbein
University of Iowa